lunar month

[ loo-ner muhnth ]

/ ˈlu nər ˈmʌnθ /

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Origin of lunar month

First recorded in 1585–95

Words nearby lunar month

lunar distance, lunar eclipse, lunar excursion module, lunarian, lunar module, lunar month, Lunar Orbiter, lunar rainbow, lunar rover, lunarscape, lunar year

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How to use lunar month in a sentence

A Charlie Hebdo reporter said that security provision had been relaxed in the last month or so and the police car disappeared.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The month of May will see an Irish referendum on the legalization of same-sex marriage.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As he tried to make his way through a crowd of mourners late last month, he looked preoccupied and even disoriented.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast has followed some of the refugees who landed in Sicily a month ago.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

And with regular clients that see him at least twice a month, relationships inevitably form.
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On the thirteenth of the same month they bound to the stake, in order to burn alive, a man who had two religious in his house.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
The Father had been in sore straits of mind, as month after month had passed without tidings of his "blessed child."
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
After an eight weeks' siege, a breach having been made, the city surrendered, and a month later the fort followed the example.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A little boy of two years and one month was once asked to give a lot of old toys to the children of the gardener.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The first month I was here, when there were only five of us, it was quite another matter, but now the room is crowded every time.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

British Dictionary definitions for lunar month

lunar month

noun

another name for synodic month See month (def. 6)

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Scientific definitions for lunar month

lunar month

The average time between successive occurrences of the same phase of the Moon, equal to approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes. Depending on the lunar calendar being used, a lunar month can begin with the new moon or the full moon. Also called lunation synodic month♦ A period of 12 lunar months is a lunar year.